Radeon RX 6500 vs Pro W6800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W6800 with Radeon RX 6500, including specs and performance data.

Pro W6800
2021
32 GB GDDR6, 250 Watt
51.42
+159%

Pro W6800 outperforms RX 6500 by a whopping 159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking53278
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.63no data
Power efficiency14.10no data
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)no data
GPU code nameNavi 21no data
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date8 June 2021 (3 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$2,249 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3840no data
Core clock speed2075 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2320 MHzno data
Number of transistors26,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattno data
Texture fill rate556.8no data
Floating-point processing power17.82 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs240no data
Ray Tracing Cores60no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount32 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors6x mini-DisplayPortno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.2-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pro W6800 51.42
+159%
RX 6500 19.85

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Pro W6800 19814
+159%
RX 6500 7649

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD155
+182%
55−60
−182%
1440p133
+166%
50−55
−166%
4K99
+183%
35−40
−183%

Cost per frame, $

1080p14.51no data
1440p16.91no data
4K22.72no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+197%
30−35
−197%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+145%
40−45
−145%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+173%
30−35
−173%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+152%
65−70
−152%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+150%
40−45
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+197%
30−35
−197%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+124%
45−50
−124%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+136%
50−55
−136%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+74.8%
120−130
−74.8%
Hitman 3 100−110
+179%
35−40
−179%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+109%
95−100
−109%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+167%
55−60
−167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+104%
50−55
−104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200−210
+203%
65−70
−203%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+57.1%
90−95
−57.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+145%
40−45
−145%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+173%
30−35
−173%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+152%
65−70
−152%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+150%
40−45
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+197%
30−35
−197%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+124%
45−50
−124%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+136%
50−55
−136%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+74.8%
120−130
−74.8%
Hitman 3 100−110
+179%
35−40
−179%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+109%
95−100
−109%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+113%
65−70
−113%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+104%
50−55
−104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 277
+320%
65−70
−320%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+136%
45−50
−136%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+57.1%
90−95
−57.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+145%
40−45
−145%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+173%
30−35
−173%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+186%
35−40
−186%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+197%
30−35
−197%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+124%
45−50
−124%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+74.8%
120−130
−74.8%
Hitman 3 100−110
+173%
40−45
−173%
Horizon Zero Dawn 225
+165%
85−90
−165%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 268
+168%
100−105
−168%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 157
+249%
45−50
−249%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+57.1%
90−95
−57.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+170%
40−45
−170%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+165%
40−45
−165%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+167%
30−33
−167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+190%
20−22
−190%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+239%
18−20
−239%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+190%
21−24
−190%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+327%
10−12
−327%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+161%
21−24
−161%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+137%
110−120
−137%
Hitman 3 70−75
+163%
27−30
−163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 179
+175%
65−70
−175%
Metro Exodus 55
+162%
21−24
−162%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 212
+165%
80−85
−165%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+177%
30−33
−177%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+88%
110−120
−88%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+197%
30−33
−197%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+162%
21−24
−162%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+161%
18−20
−161%
Hitman 3 40−45
+187%
14−16
−187%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+104%
100−110
−104%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+243%
21−24
−243%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99
+395%
20−22
−395%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+217%
12−14
−217%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+260%
10−11
−260%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+192%
12−14
−192%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+200%
10−12
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+181%
27−30
−181%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 126
+180%
45−50
−180%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+263%
8−9
−263%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+172%
18−20
−172%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how Pro W6800 and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • Pro W6800 is 182% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W6800 is 166% faster in 1440p
  • Pro W6800 is 183% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro W6800 is 425% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro W6800 is ahead in 52 tests (78%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (22%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 51.42 19.85

Pro W6800 has a 159% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon Pro W6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W6800 is a workstation card while Radeon RX 6500 is a notebook one.


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AMD Radeon Pro W6800
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